diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesong12b.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesong12b.dtsi
index 6810bc021eae..944e0ba718f9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesong12b.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesong12b.dtsi
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
 		compatible = "amlogic, meson-wdt";
 		status = "okay";
 		default_timeout=<10>;
-		reset_watchdog_method=<1>; /* 0:sysfs,1:kernel */
+		reset_watchdog_method=<0>; /* 0:sysfs,1:kernel */
 		reset_watchdog_time=<2>;
 		shutdown_timeout=<10>;
 		firmware_timeout=<6>;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesonsm1.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesonsm1.dtsi
index 14f2d2af852a..06042003b5fa 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesonsm1.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/mesonsm1.dtsi
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
 		compatible = "amlogic, meson-wdt";
 		status = "okay";
 		default_timeout=<10>;
-		reset_watchdog_method=<1>; /* 0:sysfs,1:kernel */
+		reset_watchdog_method=<0>; /* 0:sysfs,1:kernel */
 		reset_watchdog_time=<2>;
 		shutdown_timeout=<10>;
 		firmware_timeout=<6>;